Whether you believe in magic or not, there’s nothing quite like seeing a trick performed just right. Even though we know that magicians employ techniques of persuasion and manipulation ...

“Magic is not just about ‘here’s a cool trick, let me impress you’, it’s an education as well,” he says. “I had a lot of reading difficulties, so I learned to read using magic books.

When we think of magic, we often think of two things; an illusionist dressed in a garish coat strutting around a stage waving a wand, or a wizened old wizard or witch casting spells. Neither is an ...

It all began when 5-year-old Michael Dardant received a magic kit from Santa under the Christmas tree. Once he learned all the tricks, he did a show in his backyard for the neighborhood kids.